County Business Patterns, 1999 [United States]: U.S. Summary, State, and County Data (ICPSR 3439)

Citation

United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. County Business Patterns, 1999 [United States]: U.S. Summary, State, and County Data. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-01-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03439.v1

Summary

The total number of business establishments, mid-March
employment figures, and first quarter and annual payrolls are supplied
in this data collection at the county, state, and national
levels. Also provided are data on the number of establishments by
employment-size class. Data are provided for most divisions of the
economy, including agricultural services, mining, construction,
manufacturing, transportation, public utilities, wholesale trade,
retail trade, finance, insurance, real estate, and services. However,
data are not included for agriculture production, railroad,
government, or household employment.

Citation

United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. County Business Patterns, 1999 [United States]: U.S. Summary, State, and County Data. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-01-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03439.v1

Restrictions

In accordance with U.S. Code, Title 13, Section 9, no
data are shown that would disclose the operations of an individual
employer. However, the number of establishments in an industry
classification and the distribution of these establishments by
employer-size class are not considered disclosures, and so this
information may be released even though other information is
withheld.

Time Period(s)

1999

Date of Collection

1999

Data Collection Notes

The data are supplied in three files: United
States Summary Data (Part 1), State Summary Data (Part 2), and County
Summary Data (Part 3). The county summary data are now in one file,
sorted alphabetically by state and within state by county.

Sample

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Universe

All business establishments with one or more paid
employees in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and counties,
excluding agriculture production, railroad, government, or household
employment. All government hospitals are included beginning with 1989
data.

Data Source

Business Register, Annual Company Organization Survey,
Annual Survey of Manufactures, Current Business Surveys, United States
Internal Revenue Service administrative records, and the Social
Security Administration